Crossing Canadian to USA border with dried food [duplicate]

I have made all my own dried food ie. soups, chilli, tofu jerky. We were supposed to go to Jasper for a 7 day hiking trip but due to fires we are now going to Yellowstone.

Can I bring my dried foods?

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From context, I assume you mean Canada to USA. If this is correct, the answer is yes, you can, at least if you're crossing overland.

I have gone hiking in the USA before, while living in Canada. I drove a car over the border between Ontario and New York (state). Due to my Dutch passport I had to enter the tiny border crossing office and I was interrogated by the border officer. Among other things, he asked what I was bringing, and I made a detailed description; it included dried food. This was no problem at all.

It may be different if you fly.

Full details are available at CBPs page on bringing food into the U.S. for personal use.

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Can you cross the Canadian border with food?

Travellers coming into Canada can carry food with them for their own personal use, provided the food is imported within the specified personal exemption limits of the Safe Food for Canadian Regulations and there are no restrictions in place under other federal legislation, such as the Health of Animals Act or the Plant ...

What foods Cannot be brought into the US from Canada?

Cooked eggs and foods such as breakfast tacos, egg plates and hard boiled eggs are prohibited. The regulations governing meat and meat products are stringent. You may not import fresh, dried or canned meats or meat products or foods that have been prepared with meat.

What foods Cannot cross the Canadian border?

Items You Cannot Bring Into Canada Food: Fresh fruits and vegetables and animal and fish products. Live bait: Don't bring minnows, leeches, smelts, or leeches on your fishing trips. Night crawlers are permitted but must be contained with artificial tissue bedding (no soil).

What foods Cannot cross the US border?

Meat, milk, egg, poultry, and their products, including products made with these materials are either prohibited or restricted from entering the United States.

Guarding Canada-US illegal border crossings

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